Hosting glossary
Registrar
In short: The company you register and renew your domain name through.
Registrars sell domains and pass your registration to the registry. Their prices for the same domain can vary a lot, especially at renewal.
Your registrar and your web host can be different companies. Keeping your domain at a registrar you control makes changing host easier.
Also called
- Domain registrar
- Domain provider
See also: Transfer a domain
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